Hong Kong was a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. Even so, Hong Kong maintains its own monetary system.

The Kuwaiti dinar is the currency of Kuwait and is sub-divided into 1000 fils.The Kuwaiti dinar is pegged to an undisclosed weighted basket of international currencies. It is the world's highest-valued currency unit.